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839Canada’s Terror: 5 Fast Facts
A 32-year-old Quebec man who had recently converted to Islam shot and killed a Canadian soldier standing guard at the War Memorial...
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Death of a Giant
ABC Radio is reporting the death at 98 of Gough Whitlam, who bestrode the political landscape of Australia like a giant, 1972-1975....
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ICC asked to prosecute Abbott government. Refugee Convention Death Knell …
ICC REQUESTED TO INVESTIGATE PROSECUTION OF ABBOTT GOVERNMENT The Independent Member for Denison, Andrew Wilkie, and eminent human rights advocate and lawyer,...
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The Bid for Marine Protection in Antarctica …
Swedish delegation members Jessica Nilsson and Bo Fernholm. Pic: Rob Blakers AOA Launch Global Leadership Scoreboard Showing Support for Southern Ocean MPAs...
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STATE: Former DPP criticises delays at Tasmania’s misconduct watchdog
Tasmania’s Integrity Commission is taking too long to investigate complaints, a hearing has been told. Former Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)...
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Tassie’s forestry wars echo UK’s motorway wars …
“Mum and dad’’ demonstrators, fiery activists, a government intent on silencing environmental protesters, the battle of Twyford Down in Britain two decades...
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LOCAL: The UTAS city … and Conflicts of Interest. Despard Gallery’s complaint …
*Pic: Model of the projected student accommodation … • Not for us any of Oxford’s gentle spires if Hobart is to become...
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Multiple helpings of the ‘Wild and dramatic, cultured and quirky, isolated yet accessible’
*Pic: Isla MacGregor The world is fast catching on that Tasmania is a must-see destination with the Lonely Planet ranking our state...
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NATION: Tony and coal, ‘A contradiction to all available evidence …’
In response to Prime Minister Abbott’s recent comment ( SMH here ) that “coal is good for humanity”, a group of health...
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STATE: Fracking poses risks to agriculture, tourism, Tasmania’s reputation …
*Pic: From the anti-fracking movie, Gasland Dear reader, I am writing with deep concern in regards to “fracking”. Gas company Petragas has...
